PhotoL Marcio Madeira, Style.com

I have this friend whose penchant for one-liners tends to render the people around her doubled-over from the pain of excessive laughter.  She has a stellar sense of style, and a couple of weeks ago while out with her someone asked her, “How can one achieve a great, structured style like yours?”  Her answer hit our ears with lightning speed and a dubious shrug, “Well, buy Armani, of course!”  We all howled, but here’s the thing… she’s right.

Somehow, season after season, Giorgio Armani produces collections that have fantastic angular lines that can make just about any woman look extremely put together.  Armani makes you feel six-inches taller and as if you’ll be ready if The Sartorialist were to dart around the corner and snap a shot of you.

Lately, I’ve been obsessing over lines… in kitchens, on chair legs, in geometric abstract art, in the structure of clothing… It has become a real fixation.  Lines draw the eye to perceive something as smooth, easy, complex or even sexy.

For Fall 2010, Armani has produced yet another collection full of structure that draws the eye right where it needs to go.  So delicious, don’t you think? In what areas of style and design to you find yourself paying the most attention to lines?